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Thisi st hef irsetd itioonfT estY our Opening,
Middlegaamned Endgameb,y Ken Smitha nd Roy
DeVaultp,u blishiend 1992Al.l rights resuenrdveerd
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notatiaonnd critical reviews. Alissoa frienec luded
ChessI mprovemecnotu rsfeo r beginneurps through
Masterl evepll ayers.
TabloefC ontents
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Tableo fC ontents
Introduction 5
TestN o.1 Kaidanov-Dodnsaoln 9
King's Isladn 1992
SlavE xchangVea riation
TestN o. 2 Kasparov-KarpoSve,v iell1e9 87 1 1
EnglisOhp ening
TestN o. 3 Timman-Hulak,Z agreb 1965 1 4
NimzoindiaDne fense
TestN o.4 Smagin-SaloPvo,s tal1 984 2 0
SiciliaDne fense
TestN o.5 Tukmakov-Razuvaev, Moscow 19832 5
Queen'Isn diaDne fense
TestN o. 6 Kovalev-nEgiorn,U SSR 1983 2 9
FrenchD efense
TestN o. 7 Tai-MileCso,l ogne1 981 3 3
Caro-aKnn Defense
TestN o. 8 Cebal-oIvokv, Yugolsav Ch 1981 3 7
SlavD efense
TestN o. 9 Nunn-Anhtony, England 1981 4 2
SiciliDaenf ense
TestN o. 10 Cebalo-Ciolctaae 4 6
SmederevskPaa lanka1 980
King'sI ndianD efense
TestN o. 11 Gutierrez-rBonstein 50
BuenosA ires 1978
Ruy Lopez
TestN o. 12 Poma-rTai,L as Palmas1 975 5 4
King'sI ndianD efense
TestN o. 13 Taimanov-HorTta,l lin1 975 5 8
Englsih Opening
TestN o. 14 Petrsoian-BohmM,o scow 1975 6 3
SlavD efense
TestN o. 15 Barle-PortisPcohr,t oroz1 975 6 8
ViennaG ame
TestN o. 16 Gellre-Polugeavksy,
Porotroz 1973 72
SiciliaDne fense
TestN o. 17 Torr-eRadulov,L eningrad1 973 7 5
Sicialni Defense
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Test No. 18 Browne-Larsen 80
San Antonio1 972C aro-KanDne fense
TestN o. 19 KarpovG-rigorian 8 5
Lennigrad 1971 AlekhineD'esf ense
TestN o. 20 Korc hn oi -N ajd or f 9 2
Wijk An Zee1 971 Semi-Tarrasch
TestN o. 21 Forintos-Adorjan 96
Beverwijk1 971G runfelDde fense
Test No. 22F ische-rSchweber 101
BuenosA ires1 970 FrenchD efense
TestN o. 23 Hort-Schamvkioc,h Tiflis1 970 108
NimzoindiaDne fense
TestN o. 24B alians-Korcnhoi, Lugano 19681 13
SiciliDaenf ense
TestN o. 25 Korchnoi-Tal, Beverwijk 1968 117
NimzoindiaDne fense
TestN o. 26S ch u ko v it sk ·yL engy eI 124
Sochi 1967 Queen'Isn dianD efense
TestN o. 27 Spassky-Ree, Beverwijk 1967 128
Ruy Lopez
TestN o. 28B olbochan-Smyslov 134
Mar delP lata 1966S lavD efense
Test No. 29 Langeweg-oBbotosv 142
Beverwjikl966
Queen'Isn dianD efense
Test No.3 0P ortis-cBhagirov 146
Beverw i j k C1a9r6o5- Kann Defense
TestN o.3 1 Hoad-Rdieout, England,1964 15 0
Englhi sOpening
TestN o.3 2 Bronstei-nDely, Moscow,1926 154
Ruy Lopez
TestN o. 33 O'Kelly-Brogden 160
Eastbourne1 961 ModernD efense
TestN o. 34 Schmidt-Fuller 165
Lenzer h ei de 1956 SiciliDaenf ense
Test No. 35R ab ar-Donner,G oteburg 1955 168
King'sI ndianD efense
Introduction 5
Why One ShouldS tudyC ompletGea mes
Therei s no bettewra y to improvyeo urc hesst hanb y
studying complete gamoepse.n inTgmh oev es - with
theiars sociatiedde as- shoulbde observeads theyt ake
you intot he strtaegyo f the middlegamweh,i cht hen
evolveisn tot hef inal s-tatghee e ndgame.
Withint heg ame itseltfr,u ec hessi nstructainodn e n
joymentc ome when we sufferf,i ghta nd rejoicwei th
eachm ove.Y es,b othm oves- theW hitem ove and then
theB lackW.h en one sideh ast hea dvantagweo,r kw ith
him when iti sh ist urnt o preshsi se dge.T hen,a ftethre
move is made,d igi n and struggwliet ht hes idet hati s
defendinbge,c uase a fined efensivmeo ve or a tri
umphantc ounterattiasc akl soa fabuloucsh essr eward.
Howt oU seT hisB ook
Our format consisotfs g ame scorewsi thy ou playing
on thes ideo f thev ictoripoluasy erE.a chm ove for the
winninsgi dew illb e givena pointa ward.I f therea re
reasonaballet ernatitvheesn,s econdarcyh oicewsi llb e
givenw itht heiarp propripaotien ta wardsS.o me moves
willb e so routinaen d obvioutsh ata singlpeo into r
evenn one (in catsheeo f a forcedo r obvioumso ve)w ill
awarded.
Play over the game by 'uncoverintgh'e moves
one at a timeW.h en iti s White'mso ve (on occasion
you - as thew inninsgi de- will have Balsakc tkh)e
questio'nW hite'bse stm ove is_ _ ?'.Lo ok at theb oard
and answert heq uestioinns y ourm ind.R ecortdh ef urit
Qf y.QJU'.. observatsi oonn� . as crediits givenfo r
variatiomnosv,e sa nd ideass,o me of whichd o noto ccur
in the game.I n ordert o avoid' tippionfgf 'm oves,i n
somec asecsr ediits g ivenfo r a move choicien then otes
to a latemro ve!M ake yourm ove on the boarda,n d read
the annotatioTnhse.n ask qtuhees tio'nB lack'bse st
move is ?'.U ncover Blamcokv'es a nd make theo ne
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in theg a as you absortbh en otesC.o ntiune thisp ro
cessu ntitlh e game is over.A lwaysa sk yourseltfh e
6 Introduction
questionssi,n cew e are tryintgo establias ht hinking
patterOnn.l ya ftemru ch practiccaen you shortetnh e
questionasn,d thenf inalleyl,i minatthee m entirely.
Make YourD ecisioTnh,e nS topa ndQ uestioint .
The basicl oigc behinds electian gc hessm ove is the
procesosf eliminati'oIwn a:n tt o do thisb,u tI can'gto
thereb ecaushee takesm e. I can'tg o hereb ecausiet
leaves tshqiusa reu nprotectSeod,. I have to do this
first'. Seeingi s daihfefaidc ubletc,a usiet i nvolveyso u
opponentb'ess tr epyl as well. I' Idfo thish,e probably
doest hatt;h eni fI playt hisw,h atd oesh e do?W aita
minut..e.I can'ts eet hisf ara headi n my mind!Y es!H e
mustp layt herea,n dt henI go here- or do I?'T.h isp ro
ceduries o fteon vert heh eado f then ovicbee causiet i s
difficutlot v isualirzeel ationshwiiptsh oumto vingt he
piecesA. Mastedro esa llh isa nalyswiist hh ish ead- not
with thish andsI!t 'eass y oncey ou geti ntot heh abit.
Use Our Method
If you uset hem ethodo utlineydo,u aree xposetdi me
anda gaint o them oves.Y ou arefo rcedt o make a deci
siont,h enc orrecitt o vera nd overa gainR.e petitiiosn
the key, and fbreinnegef itasr e enomrous.Y ou are
learnitnog 'feelt'h eo peningyso;u aree xposed tthoe
intricacoife tsh em iddlegamaen;d you becomei nvolved
in accurateen dgaems.B y inductiotnh,e s ubconsciiosu s
stoirng up valuablien formatioannd, thceo nscious
mind is beingt raineWde. are literabluliyl dincgh ess
intoo ur fingertbiyp so ur increasicnhge ssk nowledge,
learninjgu dgmento f positionasn,d developicnhge ss
'nituiiotn'.
Ify ou studyt hed iagrambse forteh eg ames,y ou will
be givena cluet o thec oursteh eg ame willt akeW.i th
thish elp,w e expecyto u to make an excellesnhto wing
as you go in ther ighdti rection.
Set TAi meL imit
By coveribnogt hs ide'nse xt movyeo,u w illb e ina po
siiton similatro actaul tournamencton diti.o nTshis
method will often recqounisried erhaatsriodo bne, sure
Introduction
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to allow yourself stuifmfeit coi tehnnitk . We recom
mend settian gt imel imiotf a leastth irtmyin utse to as
much as two hourst o simulatteh e playincgon stirnats
of 'real' gaImne tsh.i sm annery ou can geta ture esti
mate of your playsitnrge ngtahs gaugeda gaisnt top
notchi nternatipolnaayle rsP.a cey ourselTfh!e rei s lit
tlec rediitn making sat ronpgl ayers'cso reb utt aking
farl ongetrh anh e wouldb e allowedOn. theo thehra nd,
thec lockm ay reveatlh aty ou are notg ivinygo urself
enought imefo r thed eptho f thoughrte quireIdf. p er
sonalt ime constraidnitcst atet hat you wtohrrko ugh
these teasnt sh oura t a timet,r yt o play2 0m ovesp er
hour.A t thee nd of eachg ame you can comparey our
totaplo inttso thec orrespondlienvge olf playinogn the
scale.
Playinogv ert heseg amesi n thisf ashiowni llh one
yourd ecisiomna kings killlse,a dintgo an increasien
your practical playinGgo ods lturcekn!g th.
ft ft ft
8 Introduction
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